That potential gain measured against the additional cost of your debt at the higher rate is how I would approach your question.

Love to see your debt free, conservative approach to investing.  

This approach gives our student housing businesses an advantage over standard apartment communities and substandard on-campus housing...Me I am here at UAPB to take advantage of the strong opportunity thats in rental properties in the area.

To be honest, these types posts are okay, but your proactive approach of directly contacting someone will yield better results.Ian

Can you guys give me any tips or ways to approach this?

., feel wary of the all-under-one-roof approach, so we try to make it as easy as possible for clients to see exactly what we are doing with their money and provide the returns that make their investment in us and our product worthwhile.

This approach gives our student housing businesses an advantage over standard apartment communities and substandard on-campus housing...Me I am positioned here at UAPB to take advantage of the strong opportunity thats in rental properties in the area.

I did reach out to the only contractor I know (that I felt comfortable in approaching), to partner up with on this project, however, he's currently tied up with various other projects.

However it could be a great tax saver if flipping is your sole source of income and retirement contributions are not a major priority for you right now.There is no cookie cutter approach to real estate taxation.  

I would not approach the current tenants.